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单词 decay
例句
decaydecay /dɪˈkeɪ/ verb decay
if something decays, natural chemical processes slowly destroy it. You use decay especially about wood, plants, teeth, and dead bodies:
  • The leaves decay and make the soil richer.
  • Too much sweet food will cause your teeth to decay.
  • rot
    rot means the same as decay but sounds more informal. You use rot especially about food, teeth, and wood:
  • His teeth were rotting, and his breath smelled terrible.
  • decompose
    if a dead plant, animal, or person decomposes, it decays:
  • A human body starts to decompose very soon after death.
  • spoil
    if food spoils, it starts to decay so that it is no longer safe to eat:
  • Food that is left in the sun will quickly start to spoil.
  • go bad (informal)
    go bad means the same as decay:
  • I poured the milk down the drain because it was going bad.
  • ➔ see rotten
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